Braid Untwiner

ABSTRACT

A novel form of assembly is disclosed which assist user in untwining hair braids. The assembly has items made of heat resistant and skin protective material which allow to use these items without being burned and require minimal input from the user. The assembly rotates in clock-wise and anticlockwise direction once the braid is locked in to unbraid the hair.

BACKGROUND Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a hair braiding, and more particularly to an assembly which assist in unwinding the hair and makes it possible to mechanically unbraid hair in a short period of time regardless of the state of hair.

Description of the Related Art

For many individuals braiding hair is a preferred hair styling. In braiding, locks of hair are grouped into strands and the strands are interwoven or wrapped about each other. Generally, hair braiding requires the assistance of another person, particularly when braiding hair at the rear of the head.

There are many inventions that have been found in prior art regarding aiding in hair braiding. For instance, a Battery-operated hair braider bearing US patent 2,003,0230316A1 is issued to Appliance Development Corp. The patent is on a hair braider kit. An individual grip a handle of a hair braider and moves a center “off” switch to a first conducting position. An electric motor is energized, and a stop engages a rotatable body thereby to block rotation of the body and permit a planetary gear system to rotate individual hair twisting elements to form twisted hair strands. When the switch is moved to a second conductive position, the blocking element is removed so the rotatable body wraps the twisted strands over each other into a braid without any significant motion of the twister bodies with respect to the rotatable body. A stand supports the hair braider and facilitates the attachment of hair strands to the hair twisting elements.

Another Canadian patent 1,636,30S on Appliance for braiding and twisting the hair is issued to Babyliss Faco SPRL. The patent is on a design consists of the features of shape, configuration, pattern and ornament of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair as shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear view of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair; FIG. 2 is a top view of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair; FIG. 3 is a front view of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair; FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair; FIG. 5 is a perspective rear view of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair; FIG. 6 is a side view of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair; and FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the appliance for braiding and twisting the hair.

A US patent 2,017,0215505A1 on Method for braiding hair and method for manufacturing a wig is issued to Mane Concept Inc Isis Collections Inc. The patent is on a method which is provided for braiding hair, wherein a pre-curled group of hair is first divided into four sub-groups of hair, and wherein two of the sub-groups are twisted into a first twist and the other two of the sub-groups are twisted into a second twist. The first twist and the second twist are then twisted into a braid.

Another US patent on Braider bearing US patent 2,003,0188759A1 is issued to Teqnetium Inc. The patent is on a novel form of a braider is provided which, in its preferred embodiment, consists of a body portion with two opposing cavities. The cavities are designed so as to enable both easy insertion into and removal from of sections of hair from the cavities. Several novel methods for using the braider are also provided. In one use, the wearer places each of two sections of her hair each within a cavity of the braider. She then repeatedly and alternately transfers sub-sections of hair from one cavity to the other thus creating a herringbone braid. A hooked rod may be used to separate out sub-sections of hair during braiding.

A Japanese patent 2,002,159321A on Hair braiding machine is issued to Javanese inventor. The patent intends to provide a hair braiding machine which enables twisting or braiding of bundles of hair in a shorter time without requiring skill. SOLUTION: This machine is provided with a housing 3 rotatably held in a case 2, a plurality of clip rotating shafts 11 and 11 rotatably held on the housing 3, a drive shaft 14 which is driven to rotate by a drive means, clip rotation means 12 and 15 for transmitting the rotation of the drive shaft 14 to the clip rotating shafts 11 and 11, a brake 28 which can engage the housing 3 to block the rotation of the housing 3, a switch 7 which operates the engagement and dischargement of the brake 28 outside the case 2 and housing rotation means 23, 24 and 25 which are held on the housing 3 and contact or engage the drive shaft 14 at a specified pressure to such an extent as to allow the transmission of the rotation of the drive shaft 14 to the housing 3 while enabling the rotation of the drive shaft 14 alone when the rotation of the housing 3 is blocked by the brake 28.

A Korean patent 1,004,06825B1 on A hair holding cap for a hair braider is issued to Korean inventor. The present invention, when the braided twisting the hair with braided device hair mechanically into several strands, relates to an apparatus that pulls pull while the extent of the pressure on the hair, the tapered shape with the nozzle (10a) which the hair is inserted doedoe composed of a head portion 10 and body portion 20 of the cylindrical partition wall which allows the interior of the body portion 20, the strands of the through the inserted hair into the body can be bent several times with the left and right or spiral 21 when it is formed to be a plurality of, maintaining a uniform tension state in the hair and is accommodated so as to be drawn out gradually reduce the frictional force.

In general, in order to unbraid hair, people have no alternative but to manually do so one by one. As such, it takes much time and effort to braid hair. By looking at prior art, there are no such assemblies presented which assist user in opening braids in efficient manner. Opening braids is quite a hectic and sometimes painful procedure which may also require an external help. No such assemblies have been available which assist user in unwinding hair quickly and with no pain.

The current invention proposes to provide a reusable structure which unravel the braid strands once placed in the device. The proposed assembly has multiple speed setting and is powered through external source.

None of the previous inventions and patents, taken either singly or in combination, is seen to describe the instant invention as claimed. Hence, the inventor of the present invention proposes to resolve and surmount existent technical difficulties to eliminate the aforementioned shortcomings of prior art.

SUMMARY

In light of the disadvantages of the prior art, the following summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the present invention and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of the invention can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims, drawings, and abstract as a whole.

It is therefore the purpose of the invention to alleviate at least to some extent one or more of the aforementioned problems of the prior art and/or to provide the relevant public with a suitable alternative thereto having relative advantages.

The primary object of the invention is related to a braid untwine machine which unbraids hair in less time and require minimal input from user.

It is further the objective of the invention to provide an assembly which has a structure designed to provide the luxury of assistance in un-braiding hair without requiring any external help.

It is also the objective of the invention to provide a braiding assembly which is made from heat resistant and skin protective material.

It is also the objective of the invention to provide assembly which reduces the time of untwining the braid as compared to traditional methods.

It is furthermore the objective of the invention to provide user with aesthetic satisfaction by the beautiful and light weight design of the current assembly.

It is further the objective of the invention to provide a simplicity of design and easy portability.

This Summary is provided merely for purposes of summarizing some example embodiments, so as to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the subject matter described herein. Accordingly, it will be appreciated that the above-described features are merely examples and should not be construed to narrow the scope or spirit of the subject matter described herein in any way. Other features, aspects, and advantages of the subject matter described herein will become apparent from the following Detailed Description, Figures, and Claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying figures, where like reference numerals refer to identical or functionally similar elements throughout the separate views, together with the detailed description below, are incorporated in and form part of the specification, and serve to further illustrate embodiments of concepts that include the claimed invention and explain various principles and advantages of those embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows the back side view of the proposed design of assembly as per preferred embodiments of the invention.

FIG. 2 shows the left side view of the proposed design;

FIG. 3 shows the bottom side view of the proposed design;

FIG. 4 shows the front side view of the proposed design.

Skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the figures are illustrated for simplicity and clarity and have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some of the elements in the figures may be exaggerated relative to other elements to help to improve understanding of embodiments of the present invention.

The apparatus and method components have been represented where appropriate by conventional symbols in the drawings, showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present invention so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.

As stated above, there currently is not any option designed for people to perform the unbraiding procedure with ease. Moreover, the options available are difficult to use and doesn't provide complete utility during the braiding process.

The current invention in its preferred embodiment discloses housing, which includes a motor mounted therein, a controller controlling a driving force of the motor, and method to lock the braid within the receiving slit.

The invention as per its preferred embodiments provides left button (1) to lock braid. The right button (2) powers the device and controls the rotating mechanism. By clicking upward, the machine will rotate clockwise and by clicking down button the machine will rotate anti-clockwise direction.

The invention as per its further embodiments provides two speed settings (3) to expedite the process as per user's requirement. The device is charged through external source typically two batteries.

The operation and usage of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described below. First, the user moves the braid in receiving slit of assembly. Then the user presses the button to unlock the braid. The device will already be in powered stage. By pressing the upward button, the machine will rotate clock wise and by clicking the down button machine will rotate anti-clockwise to untwine the braid.

While a specific embodiment has been shown and described, many variations are possible. With time, additional features may be employed. The particular shape or configuration of the platform or the interior configuration may be changed to suit the system or equipment with which it is used.

Having described the invention in detail, those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications may be made to the invention without departing from its spirit. Therefore, it is not intended that the scope of the invention be limited to the specific embodiment illustrated and described. Rather, it is intended that the scope of this invention be determined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various embodiments for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed embodiments require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed embodiment. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter. 

I: A hair un-braiding machine comprising: a housing, which includes a motor mounted therein, a controller controlling a driving force of the motor, and mechanism to rotate in clockwise and anti-clockwise direction where: the assembly according to claim I, is a heat resistant or skin protective assembly; the assembly according to claim I, where the assembly provides button to lock the hair loops; the assembly according to claim I, where the option is presented to power the device; the assembly according to claim I, where the option is presented to control the rotating mechanism; the assembly according to claim I, where the rotating mechanism can be in clock-wise and anti-clockwise direction; the assembly according to claim I, where a separate compartment is provided for external power source. 